Service Assurance of Ecmp Using Virtual Network Function Hashing Algorithm

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing includes providing a range of entropy that causes the ECMP hashing algorithm to generate interface selection results that include a range of entropy that results in selection of each egress interface of the multiple egress interfaces of the branch node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing includes providing a specific entropy that causes the ECMP hashing algorithm to generate interface selection results indicating a particular egress interface of the multiple egress interfaces of the branch node that will be selected for the specific entropy.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the ECMP hashing algorithm is executed by a virtual network function running on a physical host computing device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein obtaining the information indicating the ECMP paths in the network comprises an orchestrator entity querying a path computation element for the network.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the simulating, providing as input and obtaining interface selection results for each of a plurality of ECMP hashing algorithms.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the entropy information includes one or more of: a range of source/destination Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, a specific source IP address, a specific destination IP address, a range of source/destination User Datagram (UDP) ports, and source/destination labels.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a configuration change to one or more nodes in the network based on the evaluating.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to perform the obtaining the ECMP paths by querying a path computation element for the network.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the ECMP hashing algorithm is executed by a virtual network function that runs on a physical host computing device.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to perform a configuration change to one or more nodes in the network based on the evaluating.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to perform the obtaining the ECMP paths by obtaining a query from an orchestrator.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the instructions for providing include instructions for providing a range of entropy that causes the ECMP hashing algorithm to generate interface selection results that include a range of entropy that results in selection of each egress interface of the multiple egress interfaces of the branch node.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the instructions for providing include instructions for providing a specific entropy that causes the ECMP hashing algorithm to generate interface selection results indicating a particular egress interface of the multiple egress interfaces of the branch node that will be selected for the specific entropy.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the ECMP hashing algorithm is executed by a virtual network function running a physical host computing device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 16, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to perform a configuration change to one or more nodes in the network based on the evaluating.